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West Asia war: Trump pauses US strikes as Pakistan mediates Iran ceasefire

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire after Tehran said it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow ships to pass safely through the vital global shipping route

How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to two-week ceasefire

The president is set to meet at the White House on Wednesday with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The emerging ceasefire and plan to reopen the strait is expected to be at the centre of talks

FBI warned of Iran-linked threat to US even as White House downplayed risk

President Donald Trump publicly has minimized the possibility of Iranian attacks on American soil in response to other intelligence assessments in recent months

Suspending operations for two weeks, says Iraq's Islamic Resistance

Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq has suspended its operations in Iraq and across the region for two weeks

Trump finds his offramp with Iran, but causes of war remain unresolved

President Trump's short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February

Israel backs ceasefire but deal excludes fighting in Lebanon: Netanyahu

Netanyahu's office said Israel also supports US efforts to ensure Iran no longer poses a nuclear or missile threat

Missile alerts sound in West Asian countries despite Iran-US ceasefire

Missile alerts continued in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait early Wednesday, hinting at the chaos surrounding the diplomatic moves

Shipowners eye Hormuz ceasefire window to move over 800 trapped vessels

The near-closure of the vital waterway for weeks has created an unprecedented global energy supply crunch, as Iran tightened its control in the aftermath of US and Israeli strikes

Iran includes 'acceptance of enrichment' in Farsi version of ceasefire plan

The phrase 'acceptance of enrichment' for its nuclear programme was missing in English versions shared by Iranian diplomats to journalists

Protesters in Iran express outrage at US, Israel after ceasefire announced

Organisers tried at a point to calm demonstrators, but they continued the chants. They also burned American and Israeli flags in the street

IMF chief Georgieva warns world 'ill-equipped' to counter Iran war risks

By choking off shipments from the energy-rich Gulf region, the war has triggered a "negative supply shock, meaning that it pushes prices up, said Kristalina Georgieva

TikTok ad leader Khartoon Weiss to step down in latest high-profile exit

Other recent departures have included global head of creators, Kim Farrell, who left earlier this year, and Blake Chandlee, who departed in 2025 after leading advertising and marketing

Pakistan invites US, Iran for talks in Islamabad 'to settle all disputes'

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif invited delegations from both countries to Islamabad on April 10 for face-to-face talks aimed at reaching a conclusive agreement 'to settle all disputes'

Chinese officials likely encouraged Iran to find path to ceasefire with US

Chinese officials were in touch with Iranian officials as the negotiations were evolving

Iraq welcomes ceasefire between US and Iran, calls for 'serious' dialogue

Iraq also called for building on this positive step by launching serious and sustainable dialogue tracks that address the root causes of the disputes and enhance mutual trust

US slams attack on Israeli consulate in Istanbul, commends Turkiye response

Gunfire erupted near the Israeli Consulate in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on Tuesday, prompting an immediate security intervention

Artemis II crew make call to space station as they head home from moon

It was the first moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup ever as Nasa's Apollo crews had no off-the-planet company back in the 1960s and 1970s, the last time humanity set sail for deep space

North Korea fires projectile after South Korean President's apology

The launch took place days after a North Korean statement conveyed leader Kim Jong Un's rare praise for Lee in response to his apology over the drones

Iran claims 'historic victory' after Trump pauses attacks for 2 weeks

Iran's Supreme National Security Council claimed that the US pushed for a ceasefire for over a month, but Iran repeatedly rejected the deadlines, prioritising the country's objectives

Sergio Gor meets US Comm Secy, discusses US-India commercial roadmap

Gor said he discussed with Lutnick a new MoU that seeks to connect India's AI scale with the American AI ecosystem and also strong participation from India in the upcoming SelectUSA Summit